Communication Studies and Language Media Studies

Audio and Visual Content Production Training

SAQA US 243968 | NQF 5 | Credits 5 | Duration 2 Days
From $832 per delegate

Description

This course equips learners with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge to create professional audio and visual content outputs for diverse media platforms. Participants will learn to plan, produce, and edit audio and video materials, ensuring alignment with industry standards and audience requirements.

Learning Outcomes

  • Plan audio and visual content production projects, including scripting, storyboarding, and resource allocation.
  • Apply appropriate recording techniques and equipment to capture high-quality audio and video footage.
  • Edit audio and visual content using industry-standard software to achieve desired outputs.
  • Evaluate the final content outputs against predefined quality criteria and audience needs.
  • Demonstrate compliance with legal, ethical, and copyright requirements in content production.
  • Implement basic post-production workflows, including sound mixing, colour correction, and file export.

Target Audience

This course is designed for aspiring content creators, marketing professionals, media practitioners, and anyone responsible for producing audio and/or visual content in a corporate or creative environment.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Day 1: Foundations of Audio and Visual Production

Objectives:
• Understand the principles of audio and visual content production.
• Identify key equipment and software used in production.
• Plan a basic production workflow.
• Apply basic recording techniques for audio and video.

Topics:
• Overview of audio and visual content production.
• Production roles and responsibilities.
• Equipment overview: cameras, microphones, lighting.
• Software tools for editing and production.
• Pre-production planning: scripting and storyboarding.
• Basic audio recording techniques.
• Basic video recording techniques.
• Introduction to lighting for video.

Day 2: Advanced Production and Post-Production

Objectives:
• Apply advanced recording techniques.
• Edit audio and video content using industry software.
• Integrate audio and visual elements for cohesive production.
• Evaluate and refine final content.

Topics:
• Advanced camera techniques: composition, focus, movement.
• Advanced audio: multi-track recording, mixing.
• Lighting setups for different scenarios.
• Video editing: cutting, transitions, effects.
• Audio editing: noise reduction, equalization, compression.
• Synchronizing audio and video.
• Exporting and formatting for distribution.
• Quality control and feedback.

Practicals

6 hours of practicals To be conducted online or on-campus or in-house
Overview

Learners will engage in hands-on practical sessions to apply theoretical knowledge. These sessions include setting up equipment, recording audio and video, and editing content using professional software.

Practical Activities
  • Practical 1: Equipment Setup and Basic Recording — Learners set up a camera, microphone, and lighting for a simple interview scenario and record a short clip. (2h)
  • Practical 2: Audio and Video Editing — Learners import recorded footage, edit video with cuts and transitions, and enhance audio with noise reduction and level adjustments. (2h)
  • Practical 3: Integrated Production Project — Learners produce a short promotional video from pre-production planning to final export, working in teams. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total
Component Out of Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored) 100% 30%
Daily Average (multiple choice) 100% 20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice) 100% 50%
Final Total 100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Awarded to delegates who achieve an overall mark of 50% or higher on the Final Total (Practicals 30% + Daily Average 20% + Final Test 50%).

How it works
  • Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
  • Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
  • You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
  • If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.
Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates Discount
5 3% off
10 6% off
15 9% off
20 12% off
25 15% off
30 18% off
50 30% off
75 35% off
100 40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.

Upcoming Training Sessions
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Training Discounts
Delegates Discount
5 3% off
10 6% off
15 9% off
20 12% off
25 15% off
30 18% off
50 30% off
75 35% off
100 40% off

3% off per 5 delegates, up to 40% for 100+

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